John Concato is the Associate Director for Real-World Evidence Analytics in the Office of Medical Policy (OMP) at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US Food and Drug Administration. In seeking to enhance policies related to drug development and regulatory review in CDER, his responsibilities include serving as the Chair of RWE Subcommittee, supporting RWE guidance development and demonstration projects, interacting with external stakeholders regarding RWE, and developing internal Agency processes related to RWE. Prior to joining FDA in 2019, his career focused on generating research as an independent investigator and research center director at Yale University School of Medicine and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including serving as one of two founding principal investigators of the VA Million Veteran Program. He received M.D. and M.S. degrees from New York University and an M.P.H. degree from Yale University.